Jalalabad prison break

Jalalabad prison attack
Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Location	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Date	2–3 August 2020
Target	Prison
Attack type	Suicide car bombing Mass shooting
Deaths	29
Injured	50
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

The Jalalabad prison attack occurred on 2–3 August 2020, when a suicide car bomber and gunmen of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISKP) attacked a prison in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The attack began on the evening of 2 August. A battle between soldiers and ISIL ensued, lasting about 20 hours. At least 29 people were killed, including civilians, prisoners, guards, Afghan security forces and at least eight ISIL attackers. Fifty other people were injured. The prison held 1,793 inmates, most of whom were members of jihadist groups ISIL and the Taliban. Most of the prisoners escaped, of whom 1,025 have been brought back to the prison. On 3 August, ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.

See also

• 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing
• 2018 Save the Children Jalalabad attack
• International military intervention against ISIL
• July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing
• List of prisons in Afghanistan
• List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL
• List of wars and battles involving ISIL
• Sarposa prison attack of 2008